Huawei Ascend W2, the thinnest Win Phone coming to MWC?

Richard Yu, head of Huawei's mobile division, said that the company will be presenting their flagship Windows Phone 8 device, the Ascend W2, at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress in February. The comment came via Sina Weibo, China's version of Twitter. We got a taste of Huawei's Windows Phone expertise at CES with their Ascend W1, but the W2 promises to be a bit more intriguing, as it looks to be the thinnest Windows Phone 8 device yet.

If supposed leaks are accurate, the Ascend W2 will be just 7.7mm thick, but will be pretty well-equipped. Word has it that it will sport a 4.5-inch, 720p HD screen that is sensitive enough to operate with gloves on, like the Nokia's Lumia phones. It will also allegedly have a 8MP rear camera, 1GB RAM, 16GB of storage and 2800 mAh battery. It is unknown what caliber dual-core processor will power the Ascend W2.

The W2 is expected to fetch about 3200 yuan ($515), a pretty reasonable price point for what looks to be Huawei's hero device. Take this as you will, but we can definitely see Huawei bringing more to the Windows Phone tablet.

Sadly, the other smartphone expected to be announced at MWC is the equally svelte Android-powered Ascend P2. We were really hoping to see the 6.1-inch WP8 device we heard about at CES. Looks like we're going to have to keep waiting on that one.

Reader comments

Huawei Ascend W2, the thinnest Win Phone coming to MWC?

Is this supposed to be a real leaked photo? It looks extremely photoshopped. Look how the icons run from one side of the screen to the other with no gap on either side. Then look at the gap at the bottom of the screen where the icons cut off before the screen does. Maybe I missed something.

Unless you live in a world where its already possible to have a battery that last various days on a super thin smartphone then build a super thin phone is stupid unless all the other parameters are already fulfilled (betery, removable storage, great camera, etc)

I've heard it pronounced "wa-way" by Americans and "Hwa-way" by non-Americans. Considering a lot of Americans (incorrectly IMO) drop the "H" from words like Herb, Herbal, Human then "Hwa-way" is probably right ;)

Same here. The design of the 8x is something else, buuut the memory given with the 920 was probably my biggest differentiator. Followed closely by the knowledge that Nokia takes care of their customers

I do have to agree with the thin supermodel comment. Skinny phones just make me nervous. I like a reasonable amout of bulk/weight and a width that doesn't make me feel like I am trying to palm a basketball.

There is a Motorola brick phone out there with your name on it.
Thinner and lighter is not a fad, it something all manufacturers are and should be striving for. As nice as the 920 is, it would be even better if it was thinner and weighed less.